Biden attacks Trump on national security

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 01:37

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attacks Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying, ''no major party nominee in the history of this nation has ever known less, or has been less prepared to deal with our national security.'' Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

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STORY: Vice President Joe Biden attacked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Wednesday, saying the Republican presidential nominee was unprepared to lead the United States in national security.
"No major party nominee has known less or has been less prepared to deal with our national security. We cannot elect a man who exploits our fears of ISIS and other terrorists, who has no plan whatsoever to make us safer; a man who embraces the tactics of our enemies: torture, religious intolerance. You all know. All the Republicans know. That's not who we are. It betrays our values. It alienates those who we need in the fight against ISIS. Donald Trump, with all his rhetoric, would literally make us less safe. We cannot elect a man who belittles our closest allies, while embracing dictators like Vladimir Putin," Biden said.
Hillary Clinton made history when she secured the Democratic party's nomination on Tuesday. When she formally accepts it on Thursday, she will become the Democratic standard-bearer against Republican nominee Trump in the Nov. 8 election.
Democrats have buttressed Clinton with a star gathering of current and past party notables. By contrast, many prominent Republicans were absent from the party convention that nominated Trump for the White House last week.
Clinton waged another hard-fought primary battle this year, beating off an unexpectedly strong challenge from the left by Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont.
Other speakers on Wednesday will include Clinton's vice presidential running mate, Tim Kaine, Vice President Joe Biden, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Leon Panetta, a former defense secretary and CIA director.

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